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INTRODUCTION. 1. Epistemology or Metaphysics? The Kantian Background. 1.1 Scie... INTRODUCTION. 1. Epistemology or Metaphysics? The Kantian Background. 1.1 Scientific Metaphysics? 1.2. Transcendentalism versus Realism? 1.3. The Ontological Facet: the Transcendental Self and the Thing-in-itself 1.4. From the Ontological to the... more

This book provides a history of the relations between philosophy and the scien... This book provides a history of the relations between philosophy and the science of psychology from late scholasticism to contemporary discussions. It explores the history of the limits of psychology as a science. more

Having examined previous volumes of the Boston Studies series devoted to diffe... Having examined previous volumes of the Boston Studies series devoted to different countries and having discussed the best way to present contemporary research in France we have arrived at a careful selection of 15 participants including the... more

The articles collected in the present volume were written during a period of m... The articles collected in the present volume were written during a period of more than 30 years the ?rst having been published in 1929 the last in 1961. They are arranged here in a systematic not a chronological order starting from a few articles... more

Kant s Critique of Pure Reason is so outstanding among modern philosophical wo... Kant s Critique of Pure Reason is so outstanding among modern philosophical works that it can be termed the foundation of modern philosophy. Schopenhauer termed it the most important book ever to have been written in Europe. Otfried Höffe guides... more

Ton van den Beld This book is one of the results of the international conferen... Ton van den Beld This book is one of the results of the international conference on Moral Responsibility and Ontology which was held at Utrecht University in 1 June 1998. It contains a selection of the revised versions of the papers discussed at the... more

Models of the History of Philosophy. From its Origins in the Renaissance to th... Models of the History of Philosophy. From its Origins in the Renaissance to the `Historia philosophica (a translation of a work published in 1981 in Italian - the bibliography has been updated) gives a comprehensive description of the various forms... more

Merleau-Ponty s Reading of Husserl explores the relationship between two of th... Merleau-Ponty s Reading of Husserl explores the relationship between two of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century: Edmund Husserl the father of modern phenomenology and Maurice Merleau-Ponty considered by many to be his greatest... more

Paulo Freire is indisputably a major thinker in education. Daniel Schugurensky... Paulo Freire is indisputably a major thinker in education. Daniel Schugurensky s volume offers the most coherent account of Freire s educational thought. This work is divided into: 1. Intellectual biography 2. Critical exposition of Freire s work 3.... more

Contrasting with conventional Neo-Confucian attempts to recast the Confucian h... Contrasting with conventional Neo-Confucian attempts to recast the Confucian heritage in light of modern Western values this book offers a Reconstructionist Confucian project to reclaim Confucian resources to meet contemporary moral and public... more

The present volume is an exciting new collection of original essays by outstan... The present volume is an exciting new collection of original essays by outstanding feminist theorists including Sally Haslanger Marilyn Frye and Linda Alcoff. Feminist Metaphysics is the first collection of articles addressing metaphysical issues... more

The Dao De Jing represents one of the most important works of Chinese philosop... The Dao De Jing represents one of the most important works of Chinese philosophy in which the author Lao Zi (c. 580-500 BC) lays the foundations of Taoism. Composed of 81 short sections the text itself is written in a poetic style that is ambiguous... more

David Hume (1711-1776) philosopher historian and essayist is widely considered... David Hume (1711-1776) philosopher historian and essayist is widely considered to be Britain s greatest philosopher.One of the leading intellectual figures of the Scottish Enlightenment his major works and central ideas especially his radical... more

This book presents logical foundations of dual tableaux together with a number... This book presents logical foundations of dual tableaux together with a number of their applications both to logics traditionally dealt with in mathematics and philosophy (such as modal intuitionistic relevant and many-valued logics) and to various... more

Formal ontology combines two ideas one originating with Husserl the other with... Formal ontology combines two ideas one originating with Husserl the other with Frege: that of ontology of the formal aspects of all objects irrespective of their particular nature and ontology pursued by employing the tools of modern formal... more

area and in applications to linguistics formal epistemology and the study of n... area and in applications to linguistics formal epistemology and the study of norms. The second contains papers on non-classical and many-valued logics with an eye on applications in computer science and through it to engineering. The third concerns... more

Based on a study of one secondary school located in a disadvantaged community ... Based on a study of one secondary school located in a disadvantaged community in Australia this book provides a different perspective on what it means to play the game of schooling. Drawing on the perspectives of teachers parents and students this... more

Immanuel Kant is widely considered to be the most important and influential th... Immanuel Kant is widely considered to be the most important and influential thinker of modern Europe and the late Enlightenment. His philosophy is extraordinarily wide-ranging and his influence has been pervasive throughout eighteenth nineteenth and... more

Authors from all over the world unite in an effort to cultivate dialogue betwe... Authors from all over the world unite in an effort to cultivate dialogue between Asian and Western philosophy. The papers forge a new East-West comparative path on the whole range of issues in Kant studies. The concept of personhood crucial for both... more

This is the first up-to-date book that addresses belief revision in the contex... This is the first up-to-date book that addresses belief revision in the context of scientific enquiry. It provides a number of new perspectives likely to guide research and it establishes new connections between areas previously assumed unrelated. more